Gunda (2020 film)
2020 documentary film
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Gunda (also known as Gunda: Mother, Pig)[1] is a 2020 documentary film directed, co-written, and co-edited by Viktor Kossakovsky. The film follows the daily life of a pig, two cows, and a one-legged chicken. Joaquin Phoenix serves as an executive producer.
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- Viktor Kossakovsky
- Ainara Vera
- Egil Håskjold Larsen
- Viktor Kossakovsky
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| Directed by | Viktor Kossakovsky |
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| Produced by | Anita Rehoff Larsen |
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| Distributed by | Neon |
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Running time | 97 minutes[1] |
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| Box office | $242,100[2][3] |
The film had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 23, 2020. It was released in the United States on April 16, 2021, by Neon.
Synopsis
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 23, 2020.[6] Shortly after, Neon acquired North American distribution rights to the film.[7] It screened at the New York Film Festival on September 19, 2020[8][9] and at the Adelaide Film Festival in October 2020.[10] The film was released in the United States on April 16, 2021.[11]
Critical reception
Gunda received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 98% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 95 reviews, with an average of 8.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Gunda takes an absorbingly meditative look at farm life from the animals' perspective, tacitly posing questions about our relationship to food along the way."[12] Metacritic reports a score of 89 out of 100, based on 26 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[13]
Writing for The New York Times Manohla Dargis describes the documentary as "sublimely beautiful and profoundly moving".[14] Similarly, Eric Kohn of IndieWire praised the documentary, describing it as "a visionary case for veganism in black and white."[15] Guy Lodge of Variety says the film's "radiantly beautiful imagery and gently immersive storytelling aren’t in service of a single browbeating message, but a broader, holistic view of where we and the animals we rear, use and consume fit into a single circle of life."[16]